David Bowie (1947 – 2016): Goodbye Spaceboy
“Happy birthday” turns to “goodbye.” Again. Twice now, in as many weeks. I had seen Motörhead back in October, and it was clear then that something was amiss. So I knew Lemmy would leave us before …
Fucking Invincible – I Hate Myself And Want You To Die
Fucking Invincible’s first full-length It’ll Get Worse Before It Gets Better spent quite a bit of time assaulting my eardrums in the second half of 2015, a beatdown in eleven minutes, spun and spun and …
Cretin – Stranger Review
Cretin is not exactly prolific. It’s been eight years since this California collective’s first album, their only previous full-length, itself delivered a decade after the band’s initial run ended in 1996. That earliest attempt netted …
Killing Joke – Pylon Review
Sometimes we fall in love at first sight. Sometimes it takes a bit longer. We’ve all experienced both: that magic moment that means that everything changes in a second, that life will never be the …
Danzig – Skeletons Review
These days, Glenn Danzig occupies an interesting place in metal. On the one hand – the left one, of course – he’s as much of a legend as just about anyone, and deservedly so. He’s …
Saxon – Battering Ram Review
If you’ve been keeping up with Saxon – and you should’ve been – then you know that they’re still going strong after damn near forty years. 2013’s Sacrifice was proof enough that the old chaps …
Die Choking – III Review
I have a to-do list that I keep on my phone – y’know, because I’m, like, organized and stuff – and on it, in addition to whatever stupid tasks I must complete in order to …
Sepulcher – Mausoleum Tapestry Review
Well, I guess there’s something to be said for mystery, right? Whether intentionally or not, Norway’s Sepulcher is doing everything it can to remain obscure. There’s virtually no information available on them, no names, no …